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Hradčany (; ), is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Hradčany
Settlement.settlement_type
Cadastral Area of Prague
Settlement.image_skyline
Hradcany2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Hradčany from the Petřín Tower
Settlement.image_map
Praha KÚ Hradčany.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Hradčany in Prague
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Czech Republic
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Prague
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Prague 1, Prague 6
Settlement.area_total_km2
1.51
Settlement.population_total
1774
Settlement.population_as_of
2021
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone1
CET
Settlement.utc_offset1
+1

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Hradčany
Located in
Prague
Population
1774
Area
1.515
Elevation
250
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Smíchov
Image
Praha Panorama from Petřín 20170430.jpg
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Commons category
Hradčany
topic's main category
Category:Hradčany
number of houses
216
native label
Hradčany
partially coincident with
Prague 6
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Encyclopedic overview

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Hradčany (; ), is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle.

The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about in length and an average of about wide. Its history stretches back to the 9th century. St Vitus Cathedral is located in the castle area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hradčany” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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